Trends in renal function after radical nephrectomy: a multicentre analysis

Objective To evaluate serial changes in renal function by investigating various clinical factors after radical nephrectomy ( RN ). Patients and Methods The study population consisted of 2068 consecutive patients who were treated at multiple institutions by RN for renal cortical tumour without metastasis between 1999 and 2011. We measured the serial change in estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR ) and clinical factors during a 60‐month...